Xylonymus

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Xylonymus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Xylonymus
Kalkman ex Ding Hou (1963)
Species:
X. versteeghii
Binomial name
Xylonymus versteeghii
Kalkman (1963)

Xylonymus versteeghii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Celastraceae. It is the sole species in genus Xylonymus. [1] It is a shrub or tree native to Maluku and New Guinea. [2]

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References

  1. "Xylonymus Kalkman ex Ding Hou | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. Xylonymus versteeghii Kalkman. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 25 November 2023.